If you have a 2011 MacBook Pro that’s been suffering from GPU failures and glitches, odds are Apple won’t be doing anything about it in the near future, in spite of an impressive petition campaign to see the issue addressed.
Per 9to5Mac, an online petition calling for Apple to fix or replace affected machines has reached more than 18,000 signatures.
The petition reads as follows:
To:
Timothy D. Cook, Apple Inc
Craig Federighi (Apple Inc) (Apple Inc), Apple IncReplace or Fix All 2011 Macbook Pro with Graphics Failure
The petition notes the premium spent to buy Apple laptops, and says that Apple’s only response to date has been to ask owners to pay for an extremely expensive logic board replacement …
Owners of machines suffering from the problem have also been tweeting with the hashtag #MBP2011, and there are a number of websites devoted to the issue. Owners are reporting Apple repair costs of between US$300 and US$700, with diagnoses often pointing to failure of either the soldering or thermal paste on the AMD Radeon HD 6750M.
An Apple Support Communities discussion thread on the issue has now reached over 9,000 posts across more than 600 pages even as Apple has been removing entries, and a Google search for 2011 MacBook Pro GPU brings up autocomplete suggestions for searches totalling over three million hits.
Apple did offer a free video card replacement on some mid-2011 iMacs exhibiting similar symptoms, though the cards in the MacBook Pro are different, and such recalls are rare. The most recent was in August, when Apple offered free battery replacements for some iPhone 5 phones.
Apple has yet to reply to requests for comment regarding the issue.
If you’ve seen this problem on your end, please let us know in the comments.
One reply on “Apple has yet to respond to 18,000+ signature regarding 2011 MacBook Pro GPU issues”
HI , i have the same problem . How i can got help ? thanks
I from France and in 3 years i have used my macbookpro 2011 no more of Three month and now he look like a stone.